Juraj Kittler

Title

Dr.

Institution

St. Lawrence University

Current Research

the public sphere
postal networks
news networks
late medieval commercial networks
Renaissance diplomatic networks

Recent Publications

"‘The Pen is so Noble and Excellent an Instrument’: How the Medieval Merchants and Renaissance Diplomats Invented the Newswriting Style," Journalism Studies (2020): 1403-1419.

"Caught Between Business, War and Politics: Late Medieval Roots of the Early Modern European News Networks," Mediterranean Historical Review (2018): 199-222. doi:

"The Normative Role of Public Opinion in the Republican Experience of Renaissance Venice," Communication and the Public (2016): 110-124.

"One-to-One and One-to-Many Dichotomy: Grand Theories, Periodization, and Historical Narratives in Communication Studies," The International Journal of Communication (2016). 1971–1990. [with Gabriele Balbi]

"From Rags to Riches: The Limits of Early Paper Manufacturing and their Impact on Book Print in Renaissance Venice," Media History (2015): 8-22.

"Digitizing a Complex Urban Panorama in the Renaissance: The 1500 Bird’s-Eye View of Venice by Jacopo de’ Barbari," New Media & Society (2014): 770-788. [with Deryck W. Holdsworth]

Forthcoming Publications

“Capitalism and Communications: The Rise of Commercial Courier Networks in the Context of the Champagne Fairs,” Capitalism: A Journal of History and Economics (2023 - forthcoming).